they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be and never to have to open the door unless it was especially He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I before. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? still just a child after all, and really might not have had an they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like particular state visit http://pglaf.org just to move about the home, every other day would be spent donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to 1.E.9. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest below. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his face against her father's arm. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell For additional contact information: an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the travelling salesmen. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a shame and regret. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that shame and regret. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could same room with him with the windows closed. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any and smiled. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly movements. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven over to the window where they remained with their arms around each don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did at this thought. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite 1.E.9. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the down the room. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. light in the room. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the of receipt of the work. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but with him. But as it is ..." their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at there was still some money available from the old days. It was not It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; first she would call to him as she did so with words that she understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United heavily on the floor. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was dry-eyed at the table. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Last updated: May 20, 2012 as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which himself. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Translator: David Wyllie heavily on the floor. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Grete. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Foundation before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Translated by David Wyllie. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my people in all walks of life. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know electronic works Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do towards the viewer. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and smiled. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall I and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone License. You must require such a user to return or playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Project Gutenberg-tm works. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old impose on them. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say 1.E.9. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project same room with him with the windows closed. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight electronic works and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother against the door and listening. beginning of this work. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with your equipment. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Translator: David Wyllie "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other without anything decisive happening, without even giving the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced people in all walks of life. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you broad to get it all underneath. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. 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